{"id":410299,"date":"2026-04-22T01:30:12","date_gmt":"2026-04-21T15:30:12","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.vibewire.com.au\/?guid=9aa9e99679f521daf91bbdfe43a156b8"},"modified":"2026-04-22T01:30:12","modified_gmt":"2026-04-21T15:30:12","slug":"a-fresh-look-at-the-crab-nebula","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.vibewire.com.au\/?p=410299","title":{"rendered":"A Fresh Look at the Crab Nebula"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"\" class=\"hds-media hds-module wp-block-image\">\n<div class=\"margin-left-auto margin-right-auto nasa-block-align-inline\">\n<div class=\"hds-media-wrapper margin-left-auto margin-right-auto\">\n<figure class=\"hds-media-inner hds-cover-wrapper hds-media-ratio-none \"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/full-res-for-display-3.png\"><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"2048\" height=\"2048\" src=\"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/full-res-for-display-3.png?w=2048\" class=\"attachment-2048x2048 size-2048x2048\" alt=\"Colorful nebula in space with a white haze throughout that is more concentrated in the center with a rippling effect. Colorful gas filaments appear to splash outward from the nebula center, colored yellow, magenta, and blue. A faint black border with right angles at the corners of the images show where the telescope\u2019s field of view stops. Small white stars dot the background.\" style=\"transform: scale(1); transform-origin: 50% 50%; object-position: 50% 50%; object-fit: cover;\" block_context=\"nasa-block\" loading=\"eager\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/full-res-for-display-3.png 3864w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/full-res-for-display-3.png?resize=150,150 150w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/full-res-for-display-3.png?resize=300,300 300w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/full-res-for-display-3.png?resize=768,768 768w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/full-res-for-display-3.png?resize=1024,1024 1024w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/full-res-for-display-3.png?resize=1536,1536 1536w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/full-res-for-display-3.png?resize=2048,2048 2048w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/full-res-for-display-3.png?resize=50,50 50w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/full-res-for-display-3.png?resize=100,100 100w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/full-res-for-display-3.png?resize=200,200 200w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/full-res-for-display-3.png?resize=400,400 400w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/full-res-for-display-3.png?resize=600,600 600w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/full-res-for-display-3.png?resize=900,900 900w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/full-res-for-display-3.png?resize=1200,1200 1200w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/full-res-for-display-3.png?resize=2000,2000 2000w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2048px) 100vw, 2048px\" \/><\/a><\/figure><figcaption class=\"hds-caption padding-y-2\">\n<div class=\"hds-caption-text p-sm margin-0\">This image that NASA\u2019s Hubble Space Telescope captured of the Crab Nebula, paired with its past observations and those of other telescopes, allows astronomers to study how the supernova remnant is expanding and evolving over time.<\/div>\n<div class=\"hds-credits\">NASA, ESA, STScI, William Blair (JHU); Image Processing: Joseph DePasquale (STScI)<\/div>\n<\/figcaption><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>This observation from NASA&#8217;s Hubble Space Telescope, released on March 23, 2026, gives an unparalleled, detailed look at the aftermath of a supernova and how it has evolved over the telescope&#8217;s long lifetime.<\/p>\n<p>Hubble captured the nebula\u2019s intricate filamentary structure, as well as the considerable outward movement of those filaments over 25 years, at a pace of 3.4 million miles per hour.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/science.nasa.gov\/missions\/hubble\/nasas-hubble-revisits-crab-nebula-to-track-25-years-of-expansion\/\" rel=\"noopener\">Learn more about the Crab Nebula.<\/a><\/p>\n<p><em>Image credit: NASA, ESA, STScI, William Blair (JHU); Image Processing: Joseph DePasquale (STScI)<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>This observation from NASA\u2019s Hubble Space Telescope, released on March 23, 2026, gives an unparalleled, detailed look at the aftermath of a supernova and how it has evolved over the telescope\u2019s long lifetime. 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